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DARK DAYS: THE FORGE #1Written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV • Art by JIM LEE, ANDY KUBERT, JOHN ROMITA JR. and othersCover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS • Variant cover by ANDY KUBERT • Variant cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for details. Includes a code for a free digital download of this issue.DARKNESS COMES TO THE DC UNIVERSE WITH THE MYSTERY OF THE FORGE! Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC’s pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It’s an epic that will span generations—but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC’s most legendary heroes?The great comics event of summer 2017 is about to begin courtesy of superstar writers Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV and illustrated by a master class of comics artists: Andy Kubert, Jim Lee and John Romita Jr.! You do not want to miss this one!ONE-SHOT • On sale JUNE 14 • 40 pg, FC, card-stock covers, $4.99 US • RATED T

AQUAMAN #24Written by DAN ABNETT • Art by SCOT EATON and WAYNE FAUCHER • Cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY • Variant cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETONRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.“CROWN OF ATLANTIS” finale! Hopelessly at odds with the people of Atlantis, Arthur is finally stripped of his crown. In his place, and to Aquaman’s horror, the previously imprisoned Atlantean fundamentalist Corum Rath is installed as the new king! Every step of AQUAMAN REBIRTH has been building to this!On sale JUNE 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

AQUAMAN #25Written by DAN ABNETT • Art and cover by STJEPAN SEJIC • Variant cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETONRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.“UNDERWORLD” part one! In this extra-sized anniversary issue, former terrorists have replaced the Atlantean police. Crime lords control huge swaths of the kingdom. And a deadly undersea arsenal is trained on the surface-dwellers. All is as King Rath commands—and yet whispers persist of a rebel in the slums of Atlantis: A hero with the potential to change the world. A whole new era of AQUAMAN begins as master storyteller Stjepan Sejic (Sunstone, Death Vigil) joins series writer Dan Abnett for Arthur’s boldest and most harrowing adventure yet!On sale JUNE 21 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #11Written by JULIE BENSON and SHAWNA BENSON • Art by ROGE ANTONIO • Cover by YANICK PAQUETTEVariant cover by KAMOME SHIRAHAMARetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details. Includes a code for a free digital download of this issue.“Source Code” part one! The Birds of Prey tentatively accepted working with the new Oracle, even though they knew he'd gone down a dark road to find them…but did they have any idea how dark? His story unfolds here—including the identity of the person who trained him, to whom he owes a dangerous debt!On sale JUNE 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

BATMAN #25Written by TOM KING • Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN • Variant cover by TIM SALERetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.“The War of Jokes and Riddles” part one! Don’t miss this extra-sized anniversary issue! In his own words, Bruce Wayne narrates a harrowing, never-before-told story of the Dark Knight’s greatest failure…and the horrors it unleashed! In the spirit of YEAR ONE and THE LONG HALLOWEEN, prepare to see a side of Batman you've never seen before—get in on the ground floor of a classic Batman epic in the making!On sale JUNE 21 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #11Written by SCOTT LOBDELL • Art by DEXTER SOY • Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT • Variant cover by GUILLEM MARCHRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details. Includes a code for a free digital download of this issue.“Who is Artemis?” finale! The Dark Trinity faces a bigger threat than ever before, with thousands of lives hanging in the balance! After Akila resurrects an army of Amazon warriors aimed at destroying an entire country, Artemis is given a choice—fulfill her destiny as the champion of Bana-Mighdall, or stand by her new allies, Red Hood and Bizarro?On sale JUNE 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

SUICIDE SQUAD #20Written by ROB WILLIAMS • Art and cover by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA • Variant cover by WHILCE PORTACIORetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.“FALSE FLAG” part one! Task Force X needs a new team leader, and the pickings are slim: a cannibalistic crocodile-man, a schizophrenic witch-demon, a one-armed assassin, a lady who talks to her sword and a racist drunkard. But there’s also the homicidal clown-girl who, devastated by the loss of her crush, returns to a dark and violent path from which there can be no escape…On sale JUNE 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+

SUPER SONS #5Written by PETER J. TOMASI • Art and cover by JORGE JIMENEZ • Variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYENRetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details. Includes a code for a free digital download of this issue.“Battle in the Batcave”! The battle with Kid Amazo leaves Jon and Damian’s friendship in ruins as the boys decide their partnership isn’t working out! It’s a rumble between Superboy and Robin like you’ve never seen as the boys rage through the house Batman built!On sale JUNE 21 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

WONDER WOMAN: STEVE TREVOR #1Written by TIM SEELEY • Art by CHRISTIAN DUCE • Cover by PAUL RENAUD • Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTERetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.When Wonder Woman saved Steve Trevor from dying on the shores of Themyscira, his life—and hers—changed forever! In this special issue, learn more about the tumultuous partnership these two have had over the years…and get a hint at where it’s going in the future! Have these two finally admitted they’re meant for each other? Or do the Fates have other ideas?One-shot • On sale JUNE 7 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+

MARTIAN MANHUNTER/ MARVIN THE MARTIAN SPECIAL #1Written by STEVE ORLANDO and FRANK BARBEREArt by AARON LOPRESTI and JEROME K. MOORECover by AARON LOPRESTIBackup story written by JIM FANNINGBackup story art by JOHN LOTERVariant cover by STEPHEN DeSTEFANORetailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.Martian Manhunter tries to halt Marvin the Martian’s determination for world domination. J’onn is conflicted with his own Martian identity as he attempts to stop the hapless, determined Marvin from blowing Earth to bits in order to gain a clear view of Venus. And the bonus Looney Tunes backup story features DC characters written by Jim Fanning with art by John Loter!On sale JUNE 14 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

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